Degree Requirements

NOTE: A Skills course is no longer required for any JD student who started their JD degree in August 2023 or later.

Course(s) designated "Experiential" (6)**

LAW 270 Business Organizations

NOTE: Required prior to graduation for all students that started their JD in Fall 2023 or later;
highly recommended for students that started their JD before Fall 2023.

LAW 210 Evidence

NOTE: Required prior to graduation for all students that started their JD in Fall 2023 or later;
highly recommended for students that started their JD before Fall 2023.

Course(s) designated "Rigorous Writing" (2-3)

NOTE: At least one course with a RW designation is required after a student’s first year.

• Students who have a GPA below 2.9 after the second, third, or fourth semester will be required to complete the Bar Exam Fundamentals course (LAW 232).
• Students must complete 6 credits of experiential learning:
  • A minimum of 3 of these 6 credits must be “Live Client Experience” (LCE) courses, which include:
    • An intensive field placement in Loyola’s Externship Program;
    • Participation in one of Loyola’s clinics, or
    • An approved practicum project.

    Good Standing

    • To remain in good standing and be eligible to continue in the program,
      • JD students must achieve a minimum 2.33 grade point average in order to graduate. Prior to graduation, in order to remain in good standing and be eligible to continue in the program, a student:
        • must have attained a grade point average of at least 2.0 at the end of the first semester of the first year;
        • must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.33 every semester thereafter; and
        • must not receive a grade of “F” in more than three courses during residence in the School of Law.